Safe motorcycle helmets - made of carrot nanofibers?
Crackpot idea or recipe for success? Here's an example: Nanofibers made of carrot waste from the production of carrot juice, which can be used to reinforce synthetic parts.
Aug 6th, 2015
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Pouring fire on fuels at the nanoscale
Researchers have developed a way to prevent noble metal nanoparticles from compacting, by encapsulating them individually inside a porous shell made of a metal oxide. This work has immediate applications in the field of nano-catalysis for the manufacturing of more efficient fuel cells.
Aug 6th, 2015
Read moreMolecular trick alters rules of attraction for non-magnetic metals
Scientists have demonstrated for the first time how to generate magnetism in metals that aren't naturally magnetic, which could end our reliance on some rare and toxic elements currently used.
Aug 6th, 2015
Read morePlans to develop 3D-printed graphene batteries
Longer-lasting batteries could be 3D printed from graphene ink to tackle rising demand for energy storage products in household devices or renewable energy systems.
Aug 5th, 2015
Read moreSandcastles inspire new nanoparticle binding technique
If you want to form very flexible chains of nanoparticles in liquid in order to build tiny robots with flexible joints or make magnetically self-healing gels, you need to revert to childhood and think about sandcastles.
Aug 5th, 2015
Read moreA droplet's pancake bounce
Studies of the impact a droplet makes on solid surfaces hark back more than a century. And until now, it was generally believed that a droplet's impact on a solid surface could always be separated into two phases: spreading and retracting. But it's much more complex than that, as a team of researchers now reports.
Aug 5th, 2015
Read moreNanoscale 'yolks' and 'shells' improve rechargeable batteries
Aluminum nanoparticles could give a big boost to capacity and power of lithium-ion batteries.
Aug 5th, 2015
Read moreResearchers identify movement of droplets on soft surfaces
Researchers have succeeded in clearly identifying why droplets on soft, squishy surfaces react differently than on hard surfaces.
Aug 5th, 2015
Read moreFDA issues guidance on the use of nanomaterials in food for animals
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a final guidance for industry, 'Use of Nanomaterials in Food for Animals', which is intended to assist industry and other stakeholders in identifying potential issues related to safety or regulatory status of food for animals containing nanomaterials or otherwise involving the application of nanotechnology.
Aug 5th, 2015
Read moreNew benchmarks for molecular spectroscopy
Researchers have obtained new energy readings for cyanoacetylene molecules, with significant implications for understanding the electronic structure of organic molecules.
Aug 5th, 2015
Read moreWorld's quietest gas lets physicists hear faint quantum effects
Lowest-entropy gas allows modeling of quantum systems such as high-temperature superconductors.
Aug 4th, 2015
Read moreAtomic view of microtubules
Researchers achieve record 3.5 angstroms resolution and visualize action of a major microtubule-regulating protein.
Aug 4th, 2015
Read moreTwo spin liquids square off in an iron-based superconductor
Changes in short-range, transient order in competing liquid-like phases precede onset of superconductivity.
Aug 4th, 2015
Read moreMolecular tinkering doubles cancer drug's efficacy
Researchers have packaged a widely used cancer drug into nanoparticles, more than doubling its effectiveness at destroying tumors.
Aug 4th, 2015
Read moreFast, accurate nanosensor acts as a biochemical nose
A miniaturized sensor based on Raman spectroscopy that can quickly and accurately detect or diagnose substances at a molecular level. The system can do chemistry, biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, clinical diagnosis, and chemical analysis,
Aug 4th, 2015
Read moreGraphene drives potential for the next-generation of fuel-efficient cars
Graphene could lead to greener more fuel efficient cars in the future by converting heat into electricity.
Aug 4th, 2015
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